In 2019, I wrote an article for Northern Soul about the UK’s first LGBT retirement community which was due to be established in Whalley Range, South Manchester. The scheme, created in conjunction with the LGBT Foundation, was...
Read MoreThe Manchester Pride Parade is one of The Big Weekend’s most highly anticipated events – not to mention the highlight of the August Bank Holiday – where supporters turn up in droves to celebrate and support the...
Read MoreA regular theme of new writing for theatre is the coming-out story, with writers regularly reflecting on their formative gay experiences. But is there anything new to say about it? Or at least a new way of saying it? How about a...
Read MoreHurrah! The Manchester gay celebrations are almost upon us. I do love a bit of Gay Crimbo. Celebrations, drinky-poos and music all crammed into the beloved gay village. I am, however, super aware that there are plenty of LGBT...
Read MoreManchester? Check. Lesbians? Check. Gangsters? Oh, go on then. Reading the blurb of this debut novel by Jules Grant, a former barrister from Manchester, is more than enough to pique my interest. Told through the eyes of Donna,...
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